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252 EVENING CLASSES Problems of the Universe 1-Can we know God His Treatment of the Origin of Evil-of the Doc- trine of Necessity VI The Future Life-Its position in Butler's Argument -How far natural one-how far forced upon him-His belief as to its Nature and Conditions VII Moral Government-The gn und of Morality-The Function of Conscience-The Phenomena of World in Disorder-The old Questions of Job and Ecclesiastes-The signs of Divine Order VIII Moral Discipline-The Divine Education of the Indi- vidual-of Nations-of Mankind-The Laws of Habits-The questions that rise out of them IX The Second Part of the Analogy-The Importance of Christianity-The new class of Objectors-The Answers to them Miracles-Their Possibility-Under what Conditions credible-Their Value as Evidence XI Butler's Treatment of the Bible-Why less satis- factory than other parts of his Book-The ques- tions of Inspiration-of Progressive Developments of Doctrine XII The great questions of Dogmatic Theology-The Trinity-The Atonement-The Sacraments-Pre- destination XIII The Survey of Christian Evidences-Comparison with Paley-Blunt-Pascal XIV The National Church-State Establishments-Litur- gical Questions-What would Butler have been in the Nineteenth Century XV Butler as Practical Teacher-His Ideal of Human Life-his Rules for Conduct-His Charge to the Clergy of Durham XVI Butler in his relation to Hooker-to Bacon-His Influence on later Thinkers-Conflicting judgments about him BOOKS RECOMMENDED Butler's Works